More narrowly defined, “Realism” is often viewed as the first modern art movement.It emerged in France in the 1840s as a rejection of traditional forms of art and literature deemed obsolete in ...

Gary Godbee's "Route 24 Overpass" is a good example of the taut realism that is a baseline in Jersey art (that's the shadow of the artist's car in the foreground).

On Feb. 27, the Georgia Museum of Art will open its latest exhibition, “Extra Ordinary: Magic, Mystery and Imagination in American Realism.” ...